Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-02

can sing over my dead political BODY.
CAPTAIN o'BANNoN.
The next speaker was Captain j. II.
O'Bannon. He had no more fear Of
Democratic victory in November than
he did that the sun would rise tO-mor-
row. He could recollect the time when
the poor man in Virginia could not
vote. Who put the ballot in his hand ?
Who but the Democratic party ? What
party has passed laws in favor of labor?
The Democratic party; and the speak
er defied any one Of his hearers to con-
tradict his statements.
Captain O'Bannon said if he was not
nominated he would he would still do
all he could in the canvass for the cause
of Democracy.
MIR. TYLER.
Mr.. Lyon G. Tyler was the fourth
speaker. He reviewed the course of
Malone and John Wise, and showed
how they governed their subjects with
rules as severe as the laws of the Modes
and persians, which altereth not. He
asked his hearers for their suffrage.
He was an unworthy subject, he said,
hut he thought he could be of some
service in the Legislature, A good
many Of his friends -schodlmates in
the past-would be there, and he
thought he could influence their votes.
MR.. HAsKINs.
Mr.. Meade Haskins said that he was
sorry that an operation which had just
been performed on his throat pre-
vented him from speaking, but he
would say that if the Democratic ban
ner was put into his hands in October
he would carry it to victory in Novem-
Der. Further, he wouldpredict that in
November the State of Virginia would
wheel into the Democratic column, and
he did not believe Richmond would be
fund missing.
COLONEL BUFORD.
When Colonel 4. S. Buford was in
troduced he was greeted with most
generous applause. For the first time
in his life, after bis residence here for
Oven twenty years, he had consented to
take an active part in the political
movements of the city. We are apt TO
forget the value OF sustaining the
Democracy. No man except those who
erected it and stood by it, when all the
learning Of the world was against
it, could appreciate its true. value.
The Senate of the United States was
nearly equally divided politically. Very
soon the Legislature would have to
elect member. So long as he was a
Virgiuian and a Democrat-and that
would be until he was laid under the
clods-he would never vote for the re-
election of the present representative
man who under false banners had
tried to lead the Democratic party
into the Republican ranks. He had
no patience with the Republican
party. with its Shermans and Forakers,
who never appeared in public without
maheniDg, traducing, or misrepresent-
ing the people of the South-people
who are Just as true and loyal ID the
Union rs any in Massachusetts, or Ohio
or anywhere else. And as to these Re-
formers-these people who w're going
into the Republican assoclation-to
these he would say, Ii you want to re-
form backwards that's the way to 60,
but if you want TO reform anything in
the Democratic party stay there. There
was no reform in the Democratic party.
MR.. VALENTINE.
Mr. II. S. NJ. Valentine congratu-
lated Clay Ward on its enthusiasm,
end he was sure the Democratic banner
would wave triumphantly in Noyem-
Der.
3iR. WALLACE.
Mr.. /. II. Wallace was the next
speaker introduced. lie saw, he said,
every evidence around him that the
Democratic party WAS going to win
in the impending battle. Mr.. Wallace
stated that Mr.. Mullen, in the Ldbor
Horold this week, had said that 1900
votes would not be east in the primary
election. "My friends" continued
Mr.. Wallace, "Mr. Mullen would
never make a poet. He hasn't got
imagination enough" Laughter.
MR.. CONNER.
Mr.. j. II. Conner next spoke. He
said there was no Reform party to-day,
and the coming election was contest
between Democracy and Republican
ism. During his speech MIR. Conner
said there were several men present
who came there to interrupt and
not to listen. If there were any
present who wanted to ask him
any question he would be glad if
they would come forward and not talk
behind his back or at a distance. No
body came forward, and Mr. Conner
continued. He referred to the Labor
HerGid, which had spoken of him, and
III regard toits editor Mr.. Conner de-
sired to say that when he had a mans
interest at heart he would place that
man on the pinnacle of fame, but when
a man thinks proper to leave him when
be is about 10 be lead into the Republi-
can party then he condemns him in the
strongest terms. "Such man is unfit
for the name of man and of the fellow
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CAPTAIN WISE.
Eon. George d. Wise made the
closing speech. AS he Was brought
forward and introduced it was some
time before the cheers of the audience
would permit him to proceed. He be-
gan by saying: 81 thank, you, gentle
men. Tor your very warm and cordial
welcome, and were it earlier in the
night il would give me pleasure to
speak to you, not because | am fond OF
speaking, but TO remind the people of
certain things which have occurred in
the recent past.
"We are engaged to-day in the discus
sion OF who shall bear our banners in
the Legislature. All these gentlemen
here are good--all good Democrats.
On the day OF the primary | will do
what every other good citizen will do.
] viii go 10 the polls and cast my vote
for the gentlemen who will represent
the best elements OF our party. We
don't know who are TO be- our oppo-